# Lewis County, Kentucky: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Vanceburg Lewis County is not a build-out site today. It feels the boom through the grid it shares, the utilities that serve it and the work nearby. Construction employs 162, up 38.5% since 2019, and construction is 1.6 times as concentrated here as in the U.S. economy. Lewis County is home to Vanceburg. Unemployment was 6.9% in August 2026, against 8.8% in 2019. Next door, Greenup County has 3 data centers. Kentucky Power Co is the largest utility serving Lewis County, one of 4 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 15.07¢/kWh in 2024, above the 13.21¢ median for Kentucky utilities. 1.6× the U.S. share of jobs in construction +1.2% total jobs since 2019, now 1,912 15.07¢ per kWh for Kentucky Power Co residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Lewis County Lewis County is home to Vanceburg. Vanceburg1,386 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Garrison. Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Lewis County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Kentucky | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 13,088 | 12,901 | ▼ 1.4% | 84th of 120 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 1,890 | 1,912 | ▲ 1.2% | 78th of 120 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $33,176 | $45,637 | ▲ 37.6% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 117 | 162 | ▲ 38.5% | 17th of 55 by growth | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 8.8% | 6.9% | ▼ 1.9pts | — | Employers here counted 1,912 jobs in 2025, up 1.2% from 2019. 12,901 people live here, down 1.4% since 2020. ## Who powers Lewis County ### Utilities with service territory in Lewis County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Kentucky Power Co | Investor Owned | Bundled | 130,852 | 15.07¢ | 27% | | Fleming-Mason Energy Coop Inc | Cooperative | Bundled | 23,666 | 13.05¢ | 14% | | Grayson Rural Electric Coop Corp | Cooperative | Bundled | 14,429 | 16.07¢ | 33% | | City of Vanceburg | — | — | — | — | — | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. No operating power plant is located in Lewis County in the EIA-860M inventory. Its power comes over the grid from plants elsewhere. ## The Lewis County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 1,912 | $45,637 | 1.00 | | Construction | 162 | $90,999 | 1.60 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Lewis County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Lewis County. Kentucky has 44 local measures on record statewide, and 2 neighboring counties have one: [Adams County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/adams-county), [Rowan County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/rowan-county). ## Lewis County and its neighbors Of the 7 counties that border Lewis County, Mason County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Lewis County | 12,901 | ▲ 1.2% | — | — | — | — | | Adams County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/adams-county) OH | 27,865 | ▲ 17.4% | — | — | — | 2 | | Carter County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/carter-county) | 26,149 | ▲ 2.5% | — | — | — | — | | Fleming County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/fleming-county) | 15,787 | ▲ 2.3% | — | 188 MW | — | — | | Greenup County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/greenup-county) | 35,213 | ▼ 9.0% | 2 MW | — | 3 | — | | Mason County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/mason-county) | 16,936 | ▼ 6.0% | 1,608 MW | — | 1 | — | | Rowan County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/rowan-county) | 24,476 | ▲ 4.6% | 1 MW | — | — | 1 | | Scioto County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/scioto-county) OH | 71,365 | ▲ 7.1% | 137 MW | — | — | — | ## More of Kentucky [All Kentucky countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky)[Greenup County35,213 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/greenup-county)[Carter County26,149 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/carter-county)[Rowan County24,476 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/rowan-county)[Mason County16,936 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/mason-county)[Fleming County15,787 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/fleming-county) ## Lewis County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Lewis County, Kentucky? 4 utilities have service territory in Lewis County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Kentucky Power Co, Fleming-Mason Energy Coop Inc, Grayson Rural Electric Coop Corp, City of Vanceburg. The largest, Kentucky Power Co, charged residential customers 15.07¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### Are there data centers in Lewis County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Lewis County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Greenup County. ### Is Lewis County adding jobs? Employers counted 1,912 jobs in 2025 against 1,890 in 2019 (+1.2%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 117 to 162. ### Does Lewis County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Lewis County. Kentucky has 44 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/lewis-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).